Missouri’s incoming state attorney has introduced a bill to provide $1,000 to people who report illegal immigrants to authorities.
Sen. Republican state Rep. David Gregory has proposed a measure that would give $1,000 to any person who turns in an illegal immigrant who is later arrested.
SB 72 would allow the state Department of Public Safety to “develop an information system for people to report violations of this act that will include a toll-free phone number, email and an online reporting portal.”
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Immigrants arrive at a remote US Border Patrol facility after crossing the US-Mexico border on December 7, 2023, in Lukeville, Arizona. (John Moore/Getty Images)
The bill would also create the “Missouri Illegal Alien Certified Bounty Hunter Program” which would allow local residents to serve as bounty hunters “for the purpose of locating and arresting illegal aliens” in the state.
Only bail bond agents and bail recovery agents can apply to the program to act as bounty hunters.
The proposal would make it a crime for anyone to be in the state as an illegal immigrant.
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Migrants wait in line to enter a shelter set up by immigration authorities as migrants wait for an appointment with US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for one application in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, on May 23, 2023. (Christian Torres Chavez/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
“When I ran for the State Senate, I promised to make Missouri a national leader in the fight against illegal immigration,” Gregory said in a post on social media platform X.
“Now, I’m following through on my promise. SB 72 makes it a crime to be here illegally and the bill will allow Missouri law enforcement to find and arrest illegal immigrants,” he continued. “We need all hands on deck to make sure we catch illegal immigrants before they commit violent crimes.”
Migrants board a state-sponsored bus bound for New York outside the nonprofit Mission: Border Hope in Eagle Pass, Texas, Monday, March 11, 2024. (Christopher Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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